Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Hispania team principal Colin Kolles has renewed his threat to protest exhaust-blown-diffusers if they're used at next weekends Monte Carlo Grand Prix.

He has gone as far as to write to the FIA, threatening a protest if they are not banned immediately.

Currently, all the teams on the grid but Hispania, Virgin and to an extent Williams, are using the EBD system which blows hot exhaust gasses over the rear-diffuser, even when the driver isn't on the throttle.

This increases a cars downforce significantly, but increases the engines fuel consumption as the car has to use more fuel to create the same level of gas when the car is coasting, compared to when the throttle is fully depressed.

Kolles says this device is against the regulations and, if the teams continue to use them in Monaco, they will launch a protest with the FIA stewards, possibly resulting in disqualification of any car found to be running with the device, that, despite the FIA giving the teams a grace period until after the British GP to drop them.

"The only reason why we are not considering [a protest in Spain] is because we were not involved in any sporting decision today," he told the BBC after the race.

"It's clear that the other cars are illegal," he claimed.

"We agree absolutely with Charlie Whiting's view and, by the way, we are not the only ones who agree. I think that if this is not going to be stopped before Monaco then we have no other choice [than] to make a protest.

"You cannot influence the aerodynamics with hot exhaust gasses, you cannot influence the aerodynamics by any movement like gas pedals or moving devices on the engine, or whatever. So this is illegal and it brings the other teams a huge advantage," he explained.

Monday, 18 April 2011

One of the biggest secrets kept up today by the Ferrari / McLaren and Williams was a novel in the spring of 1993 in Monte Carlo, when Jean Todt (Ferrari's sporting director) tried to approach the building where the pilot had been after the Brazilian Grand Prix of Monaco win once more brilliantly.

Ron Denis to learn this approach to his Ferrari driver demanded that Senna would be to go to Williams since he would have agreed with Frank Williams to transfer David Coulthard for McLaren.

It was learned that Ayrton Senna always dreamed of driving for Ferrari, encouraged by the fact that imposing a possible way for Scuderia Schumacher in 1996 but that Senna would take advantage of being two years on the team and so win the confidence of the team and experience with the single seater.

In November Ayrton Senna was presented at Silverstone (UK) along with Damon Hill and Williams driver Renault, Ferrari continued with Alesi / Berger but I know that in 1996 the departure of Schumacher to Ferrari was in the business right up to more expensive Today in the History of Formula 1.

In 1994, the year that many wish to forget, Monaco would be to follow the Imola race ..Senna can no longer run on his favorite circuit, but the memory was also the wish that one day he wanted to race for Scuderia Ferrari.

In memory of this great driver in Formula Imola circuit was built a memorial to the late Ayrton Senna in the same square is adjacent to the memorial statues of the Enzo and Dino Ferrari who currently give their name to this circuit, it is certain that the commander would like Tues Senna on Ferrari.